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Snowshoe Summertime

This discarded snowshoe has been given new life. The piece combines hand applique, hand embroidery and embellishments to create a peaceful summer scene. Sold

Snowshoe Sunset

The second snowshoe of the pair combines hand spun sheep wool in the woven 3D foreground, hand applique hills and needle felted tree foliage and sunset. Sold

Monarch Butterfly

27in x 15in

This piece shows all four stages in the life cycle of the Monarch Butterfly – egg, caterpillar, chrysalis and adult. These amazing butterflies migrate, over three generations, on their round trip to Mexico. Milkweed is an essential food source for them and our efforts to provide an adequate supply will help to ensure that they survive and flourish.

Hand embroidery, applique and hand and free motion quilting

Colour Wheel Clock

This battery operated colour wheel clock has tiny number beads and keeps me on track when I am in my studio

Woodpeckers

10in x 45in

This piece shows the 7 different woodpeckers found in Southern Ontario. They are hand drawn, hand embroidered and hand and machine quilted.

From top to bottom:

Downy Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker
Yellow Bellied Sap Sucker
Red Bellied Woodpecker
Red Headed Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Pileated Woodpecker

Spirit of Canada

24in x 36in

This piece was made for the Canadian sailor, Derek Hatfield, who was about to start out on his Open 40 sailboat to race single handed, non-stop around the world

Fabric, applique, hand and machine quilting

Gift

Trumpeter Swan Story

19in diameter

A family of Trumpeter Swans have made their home in Frenchman’s Bay for many years. This year they raised four cygnets. Sadly one of the cygnets suffered the neglect of a fisherman and became entangled in fishing line. The Toronto Wildlife Rescue Team caught the cygnet and took it back to their facility. It had a fishing hook embedded in its leg which required surgery. When returned to the Bay, it made its way to join its waiting family on the shore. A big Thank You to the Toronto Wildlife Centre for their great work

Fabric applique, needle felting, hand embroidery, free motion stitching and embellishments

Accessible Masks for Hearing Impaired

COVID19 has resulted in the need for masks to be worn when out in public, to reduce the chance of passing on the virus. People with a hearing impairment often rely on lip reading to communicate with others, and most masks make this impossible. I have designed masks with clear plastic windows and am making them in various sizes.